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Wife gets payout Order years after Separation

Failing to formalise a property agreement properly can lead to very serious consequences. There are many examples in the case law of this happening. In one particular instance, a wife was ordered to pay her estranged husband about $25,000 more than seven years after...

Who Stays in the House

A common problem when parties separate is working out who gets to stay in the house until a final property settlement is resolved. There have been numerous Court decisions on this question over many years. The basic principle is that each of the parties have the right...

Joint tenancy and tenancy in common – read this

A critical issue for separated partners to consider is whether they hold real estate with their partner as “joint tenants” or “tenants in common”. Do you know what the terms mean?  And do you realize how important the distinction is?  Hopefully this will help… If you...